I ::heart:: New York
bliss_ and I had a fab weekend in NYC (our "date weekend," heh) and kept very busy seeing Broadway shows. We did get to see susanderavish, nutmeg3, queenofthorns and jaydk, which was lovely, of course. SDV, we look forward to eating at "Male Name's Burritos" again next time! (We've done both Harry's Burritos and Benny's Burritos now.) Bliss and I also got to try one of the famed Magnolia cupcakes, and the icing is rather divine. Not sure I'd line up for one, but it was yummy.
We checked for cancellations at the box office before the Saturday matinee of Billy Elliot and lucked into two front mezz tickets. Sweet! Three kids play Billy (since it's too much for one to do eight times a week) and we saw David Alvarez, who is from Montreal. Oh my goodness, he's so talented! Such a terrific dancer. The music was good, but kind of forgettable (surprising for Elton John) but the dancing was great. Lots of tap, which I adore. (There's one part where they're tap dancing while skipping rope, which is quite a feat in my opinion!) There was an instant standing O at the end, and the show was very entertaining.
We also saw Spring Awakening again (third row centre!) and although he was sick, Hunter Parrish (Weeds) thankfully toughed it out and went on. We had no idea he was sick until speaking to him at the stage door when we could tell he was utterly exhausted and his voice was so stuffy. He didn't show it at all on stage and really acted the shit out of Melchior. I loved, loved, loved his performance. His voice was a bit hoarse at the end of "Mirror-Blue Night" and he had to go an octave down for parts of "Left Behind" (understandly -- those high notes are hard at the best of times), but he was fantastic. His scream of anguish in the graveyard scene brought tears to my eyes. We told him that we couldn't tell he was sick, and he was very grateful to hear it. He was such a sweet boy.
Late on Sunday night we went to Joe's Pub (in the Village) for the New York premiere of the Upright Cabaret. Michael Urie (Marc on Ugly Betty) was there being his adorably gay and funny self, along with Hunter and a host of amaaaaazing Broadway singers. Julia Murney (former Broadway Elphaba) was incredible. Hunter sang very well (a mellow version of Aerosmith's "Don't Wanna Miss a Thing") considering he was so wiped out and sick as a dog. He's a trooper.
We also got to sit on the stage earlier on Sunday, which was awesome. You're so close to the actors (and at times they sit beside you when they're not in the scene) and the whole stage was shaking during "Totally Fucked." It was fantastic. There's also one part where Matt Doyle was straddling Hunter (during the reformatory fight) and since the scene freezes while we hear another conversation, he was straddling him for quite a while. It was delightful, and we had such a perfect view considering we were five feet away. *g*
Obviously I'm a huge fan of this show, and I loved seeing it again. I noticed so much more the second and third time.
And now, a few of my favourite Hunter (and others) SA pictures.
From the end of "Those You've Known" with Gerard Canonico as Moritz and Alexandra Socha as Wendla.
"Mirror-Blue Night."
He has the prettiest eyes.
A boy and his chair.
A boy and his chair, part deux.
Hunter with Alexandra. They're rumoured to be dating in real life, and definitely have great chemistry. She's also a sweetheart and has a lovely voice.
Hunter and Alex after a show when a man sitting on stage proposed to his girlfriend. (He arranged it beforehand.)
Handing over the mike to the man.
Waiting to hear the girlfriend's response. Could they be fucking cuter?
Still with the cute.
Hunter on stage before the show on his first day. Bless!
Extreme dorky cuteness.
Extreme un-dorky hotness.
This is my favourite little Hunter interview, wherein he talks about liking older women and spending a lot of time on his knees. Ahem.
We checked for cancellations at the box office before the Saturday matinee of Billy Elliot and lucked into two front mezz tickets. Sweet! Three kids play Billy (since it's too much for one to do eight times a week) and we saw David Alvarez, who is from Montreal. Oh my goodness, he's so talented! Such a terrific dancer. The music was good, but kind of forgettable (surprising for Elton John) but the dancing was great. Lots of tap, which I adore. (There's one part where they're tap dancing while skipping rope, which is quite a feat in my opinion!) There was an instant standing O at the end, and the show was very entertaining.
We also saw Spring Awakening again (third row centre!) and although he was sick, Hunter Parrish (Weeds) thankfully toughed it out and went on. We had no idea he was sick until speaking to him at the stage door when we could tell he was utterly exhausted and his voice was so stuffy. He didn't show it at all on stage and really acted the shit out of Melchior. I loved, loved, loved his performance. His voice was a bit hoarse at the end of "Mirror-Blue Night" and he had to go an octave down for parts of "Left Behind" (understandly -- those high notes are hard at the best of times), but he was fantastic. His scream of anguish in the graveyard scene brought tears to my eyes. We told him that we couldn't tell he was sick, and he was very grateful to hear it. He was such a sweet boy.
Late on Sunday night we went to Joe's Pub (in the Village) for the New York premiere of the Upright Cabaret. Michael Urie (Marc on Ugly Betty) was there being his adorably gay and funny self, along with Hunter and a host of amaaaaazing Broadway singers. Julia Murney (former Broadway Elphaba) was incredible. Hunter sang very well (a mellow version of Aerosmith's "Don't Wanna Miss a Thing") considering he was so wiped out and sick as a dog. He's a trooper.
We also got to sit on the stage earlier on Sunday, which was awesome. You're so close to the actors (and at times they sit beside you when they're not in the scene) and the whole stage was shaking during "Totally Fucked." It was fantastic. There's also one part where Matt Doyle was straddling Hunter (during the reformatory fight) and since the scene freezes while we hear another conversation, he was straddling him for quite a while. It was delightful, and we had such a perfect view considering we were five feet away. *g*
Obviously I'm a huge fan of this show, and I loved seeing it again. I noticed so much more the second and third time.
And now, a few of my favourite Hunter (and others) SA pictures.
From the end of "Those You've Known" with Gerard Canonico as Moritz and Alexandra Socha as Wendla.
"Mirror-Blue Night."
He has the prettiest eyes.
A boy and his chair.
A boy and his chair, part deux.
Hunter with Alexandra. They're rumoured to be dating in real life, and definitely have great chemistry. She's also a sweetheart and has a lovely voice.
Hunter and Alex after a show when a man sitting on stage proposed to his girlfriend. (He arranged it beforehand.)
Handing over the mike to the man.
Waiting to hear the girlfriend's response. Could they be fucking cuter?
Still with the cute.
Hunter on stage before the show on his first day. Bless!
Extreme dorky cuteness.
Extreme un-dorky hotness.
This is my favourite little Hunter interview, wherein he talks about liking older women and spending a lot of time on his knees. Ahem.
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